Bhavanyastakam

na tAto na mAto na bandhur na dAta,
na putro na putrI Na bhRtyo na bharta !
na jAyA na vidyA na vRttir mameva,
gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekA bhavAnI !!

bhavaabdha avapaare mahaaduH khabhiiru papaata prakaamii pralobhii
pramattaH .
kusa.nsaarapaasha prabaddhaH sadaahaM  gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekaa
bhavaani .. 2..

na jaanaami daanaM na cha dhyaana yogaM na jaanaami tantraM na cha
stotra mantram.h .
na jaanaami puujaaM na cha nyaasa yogaM  gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekaa
bhavaani .. 3..

na jaanaami puNyaM na jaanaami tiirthaM na jaanaami muktiM layaM vaa
kadaachit.h .
na jaanaami bhaktiM vrataM vaapi maatar  gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekaa
bhavaani .. 4..

ku karmii ku saN^gii ku buddhiH kud aasaH
ku laachaara hiinaH
kadaa chaara liinaH .
ku dR^ishhTiH ku vaakya prabandhaH sadaahaM
gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekaa bhavaani .. 5..

prajeshaM rameshaM maheshaM sureshaM
dineshaM nishiithe shvaraM vaa kadaachit.h .
na jaanaami chaanyat.h  sadaahaM sharaNye
gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekaa bhavaani .. 6..

vivaade vishhaade pramaade pravaase
jale chaanale parvate shatru madhye .
araNye sharaNye sadaa maaM prapaahi
gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekaa bhavaani .. 7..

anaatho daridro jaraaro gayukto
maha akshii NadiinaH sadaa jaa DyavaktraH .
vipattau pravishhTaH pranashhTaH sadaahaM
gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekaa bhavaani .. 8..

 iti shriimadaadisha.nkaraachaarya virachitaa bhavaanyashhTakaM
samaaptaa ..

O caring Mother,
I am a true orphan on this earth, without any virtue,
rendered powerless, smitten by pains of diseas